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Russia plans to scrap border zones with occupied territories

Russia's FSB plans to change border-zone rules in parts of Rostov and Voronezh oblasts bordering temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, as well as between occupied Crimea and part of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Aug. 15.

15 August, 06:41 PM

Budanov explains Russia's 'spirit of Anchorage' peace terms

Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said Russia uses the term "spirit of Anchorage" to describe a settlement under which Moscow expects recognition of its claimed sovereignty over Crimea and five partially occupied Ukrainian oblasts. on July 7

7 July, 12:09 PM

Washington to push Kyiv to concessions while Moscow offers nothing - Herbst

Russia has made no compromise the peace negotiation process, however, the White House will continue to pressure Kyiv for concessions to Moscow in the coming months, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst told NV on April 2.

3 April, 08:15 AM

Two-thirds of Americans oppose giving Putin any Ukrainian land — poll

Most Americans oppose ceding any Ukrainian territory to Russia after the war, a new Economist/YouGov poll found on Aug. 21 amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “territorial swaps” as part of a potential peace deal, according to The Hill.

21 August 2025, 04:08 PM

Moldovan MP pushes to reclaim Ukraine’s Budjak region for sea access

Pro-Russian Moldovan politician Victoria Furtună, linked to oligarch Ilan Shor, claimed Moldova should “return” the Budjak region in southern Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, to regain Black Sea access, according to her post on Telegram on May 18.

19 May 2025, 05:55 PM

Zelenskyy slams U.S.-Russia talks on Ukrainian land

Only the people of Ukraine have the right to decide the fate of their country’s territories, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 15 amid recent statements by Donald Trump’s special envoy suggesting that negotiations with Russia include discussions over occupied regions.

15 April 2025, 06:26 PM

Comparing nowadays Russian territorial gains to early invasion progress can be misleading — ISW analysis

Despite Western media suggesting that Russian forces have advanced in the fall 2024 at their fastest pace since the invasion’s early days, this comparison is misleading, Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its report on Oct. 29.

30 October 2024, 10:12 AM

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